On what would have been Jouvert Morning if Carnival 2020 had gone ahead as planned and in the face of the 24-hour curfew imposed by government, residents of Dutch Quarter and Fort Willem held separate impromptu “Jouvert” jump-ups early Monday morning. Police were called to break-up both events. The first …

Although the travel industry at present is all but in a deep coma, good press coverage and promotion are always welcome, especially knowing that in the future travel and tourism will one day be back to normal. The article about Saba in the online travel magazine of Matador Network is …

Today, on King’s Day, King Willem-Alexander in his short TV speech on the occasion of his birthday. Below the full text of his message. A very warm welcome to this King’s Day at home. Many thanks to the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra for the initiative to open this online day with the …

An EZ Air aircraft touched down at F.D. Roo­sevelt Airport in St. Eustatius on Friday evening, April 25, with medical supplies and three patients of Health Insurance Office ZVK on board. On Saturday, SXM Airways also brought ZVK patients home. All of them were placed in self-quarantine. Government Commissioner Marnix …

Total cases 74, recoveries 33. Prime Minister and Emergency Operations Center (EOC) Chairperson Silveria Jacobs announced during a national address on Saturday that St. Maarten had recorded one new coronavirus COVID-19 death, bringing the total number of persons who have succumbed to this virus to thirteen. The latest death was …

The Collectivité announced Sunday that Louis-Constant Fleming Hospital will begin COVID-19 testing on May 4, starting in the districts of French Quarter, Sandy Ground and St. James. The strategy to expand testing further among the population depends on availability of more testing equipment. The hospital will provide two doctors trained …

The Dutch government had approved a compensation package to alleviate the socio-economic impact of the coronavirus crisis for residents of Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba. The prices of ferry services, electricity and Internet will go down through subsidies. State Secretary of Home Affairs and Kingdom Relations Raymond Knops announced the …

4 more Covid-19 test results are in, and all of them are negative. There are 14 people now in quarantine, 76 negative test results, 2 positive results, and 2 tests pending. To clarify the exemption which refers to recreational fishing: This applies only to license holders who must request advance …

4 more test results are in, and all of them are negative. There are 14 people now in quarantine, 76 negative test results, 2 positive results, and 2 tests pending. To clarify the exemption which refers to recreational fishing, this applies only to license holders who must request advance permission …

Curaçao is returning the more than 80 physicians and health care providers who had come to the island from The United States of America earlier this week. The reason for this is that a healthcare provider within the group has tested positive for corona. The care providers are paid by …

The coral reefs in the Caribbean Netherlands (Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba) are under pressure. This not only has major consequences for the biodiversity but also for the economic prosperity of the islands. The Cabinet is allocating 7.2 million euros to halt deterioration and to restore coral reefs. This is what …

A hospi­tainer unit which arrived in St. Eustatius from the Neth­erlands on Wednesday, April 22, is expected to be become functional on May 15. The hospitainer, a semi­permanent field hospital for rapid deployment, arrived in six containers onboard the Orion MV at Charles A. Woodley pier. The con­tainers were flown …

The Outbreak Management Team (OMT) has ad­vised extending the lockdown period in Saba for an addi­tional fourteen days, until May 10, Island Governor Jona­than Johnson announced Friday. “As stated earlier, it is important to continue with two con­secutive incubation periods without any new community cases before we can reasonably assume …

The Kingdom Council of Ministers on Friday approved the allocation of 16.5 million euros (US $17.8 million) for food and hygiene packages for the neediest persons on all six Dutch Caribbean islands. State Secretary of Home Affairs and Kingdom Relations Raymond Knops made the announcement during a press conference for …

~ 900 test kits have arrived ~ Prime Minister and Emergency Operations Center (EOC) Chairperson Silveria Jacobs disclosed during a press conference on Friday that three healthcare workers are among the 73 total cases of coronavirus COVID-19 in St. Maarten. Jacobs did not announce the country’s latest coronavirus figures on …